New York City

SAT Participation by Ethnicity

Number of Students Taking SAT
Ethnicity 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Asian 4,795 4,566 4,937 5,786 6,558 6,899 7,488
Black 6,763 6,759 6,883 7,445 7,517 8,782 10,196
Hispanic 5,400 5,520 5,820 6,907 7,253 8,628 10,644
White 4,754 4,376 4,530 5,195 5,456 5,610 5,583
Other 1,848 1,975 2,094 2,372 2,428 2,654 2,800
No Response 7,692 9,654 7,004 6,084 6,389 6,266 3,523
Total 31,252 32,850 31,268 33,789 35,601 38,839 40,234

New York City

SAT Performance by Ethnicity
Average Math Score
Ethnicity 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Asian 557 563 564 566 566 562 560
Black 428 426 429 431 426 420 413
Hispanic 430 432 429 437 430 426 420
White 526 526 523 525 527 520 521
Total 470 471 475 477 471 464 461

New York City

SAT Performance by Ethnicity
Average Critical Reading Score
Ethnicity 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Asian 464 471 465 464 472 471 467
Black 427 423 426 428 430 423 416
Hispanic 423 419 427 426 427 423 415
White 503 504 502 504 509 508 506
Total 442 443 447 448 447 442 439

New York City

SAT Performance by Ethnicity
Average Writing Score
Ethnicity 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Asian N/A N/A N/A N/A 472 466 468
Black N/A N/A N/A N/A 416 411 408
Hispanic N/A N/A N/A N/A 411 409 405
White N/A N/A N/A N/A 505 505 508
Total N/A N/A N/A N/A 438 434 434

Notes: College Board updates their historic data annually to adjust for revised data on students. Data reported is the most recent comprehen
NYCDOE: 2005-2009 data is from the College Board's 2009 College Bound Seniors Report, 2004 data is from the College Board's 2008 Coll
2002 & 2003 data are from the College Board's 2009 College Bound Seniors Report.
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2009 1 Yr % Increase 7 Yr % Increase
7,500 0.2% 56.4%
10,438 2.4% 54.3%
11,414 7.2% 111.4%
5,166 -7.5% 8.7%
2,720 -2.9% 47.2%
3,013 -14.5% -60.8%
40,251 0.0% 28.8%

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2009 1 Yr % Increase 7 Yr % Increase

561 0.2% 0.7%
410 -0.7% -4.2%
417 -0.7% -3.0%
525 0.8% -0.2%
459 -0.4% -2.3%

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2009 1 Yr % Increase 7 Yr % Increase
468 0.2% 0.9%
412 -1.0% -3.5%
407 -1.9% -3.8%
506 0.0% 0.6%
435 -0.9% -1.6%

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2009 1 Yr % Increase 4 Yr % Increase

471 0.6% -0.2%
407 -0.2% -2.2%
402 -0.7% -2.2%
510 0.4% 1.0%
432 -0.5% -1.4%

reported is the most recent comprehensive information available to

a is from the College Board's 2008 College Bound Seniors Report,